Tropical Ecology

Our study examined how spiders assess the quality of their web, its location, and how much consistent disruption a spider will tolerate before abandoning their web.

How does anuran diversity differ between edge and forest habitats?

How does the current composition of the macroinvertebrate community in Alondra compare to the community composition of the stream before Tropical Storm Nate?

Do changes in hydroperiod, insect abundance, chlorophyll, bromeliad size, and/or canopy cover affect decomposition?

Increasing rates of deforestation and destruction of primary forests have prompted a focus on the ecological importance of secondary forests amid emerging regeneration efforts.

We tested the effect that lichen have on the leaf’s ability to shed water in two plant families with different drip tip morphologies across a gradient of lichen cover.

We hypothesized that the proportion of liverwort vs. moss species on boulders will differ in riparian and non-riparian habitats due to differences in their microclimates.

How do the rates of decomposition differ in a Neotropical perennial (Alondra) and intermittent (Bruja) stream?